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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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